A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) says that the global economy could grow 0.8% by 2050 through coordinated action to reduce emissions by 70% while at the same time generate more than enough jobs in the renewables and energy efficiency sectors to offset losses in the fossil fuel sector.

As the federal government looks to transition to a low carbon economy, it must account for the significant emissions associated with imported steel compared to domestically produced supply, according to the Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA).

Witnesses at recent Natural Resources Committee meetings suggested that there are many ways to derisk clean technologies in the natural resources sector. Chief among them are leveraging public procurement and adopting performance-based standards for infrastructure spending.

A key tenet for the political Left on carbon pricing is that it can’t be implemented in a manner that continues to contribute to inequality among Canadians. Referring to themselves as progressives, three political commentators on a recent Ecofiscal Commission webinar argue for the adoption of a progressive carbon pricing regime.